The effects of lifestyle on semen quality in men: A review article

Background: Human reproduction is not only a biological behavior, but several factors such as lifestyle may have effect on it. The rapid decline in semen quality may be due to life style factors.Methods: PubMed, Scholar Google and Science direct databases (2000 to 2017) were searched to identify studies investigating relationship between lifestyle and semen quality in men. The following keyword combination was selected: Semen AND quality OR fertility AND lifestyle .Result: Cigarette smoking has been shown to be associated with reductions in several parameters especially sperm numbers. There is a controversy for effects of mild smoking on sperm parameters, and also effects of smoking on motility and normal morphology. Many document showed an association between alcohol consumption and an increase in abnormal sperm morphology.Conclusion: Since semen quality was adversely affected by lifestyle, it seems that lifestyle factors such as smoking and using alcohol may be causes of male infertility. Hence, health programs focusing on lifestyle would be helpful for male reproductive health.

Keywords:

Lifestyle , Reproduction. , Semen quality